Rago Arts and Auctions: Loud & Proud: LGBTQ+ Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Loud & Proud: LGBTQ+ Art | Total Sales (USD) | 128,046.00 |
| Auction Date | August 01, 2025 - August 01, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 63,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #80125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 93,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 46 | ||
| Sold Lots | 44 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 80,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.65% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 117,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 109.35% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | David Hockney b.1937 | Peter Showering |
1976 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 130 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | Rick Arango -Pt. Conception Santa Barbara, Calif |
1987 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 118 | Nan Goldin b.1953 | Self-Portrait in the Mirror, The Lodge, Belmont, MA |
1988 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 120 | Nan Goldin b.1953 | Misty and Joey at Hornstrasse, Berlin |
1992 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 157 | David Armstrong b.1954 | Andrew as a Sailor, New Haven |
1996 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 128 | Herb Ritts 1952--2002 | Three Male Torsos (from The Year of Tibet Portfolio II) |
1986 / printed later | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 131 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | Markey Mark & His Body Guard, Miami Beach, FL |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 149 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | Bret-Rugby Is My Middle Name, NYC, NY 1999 (triptych) |
1999 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 134 | Peter Hujar 1934--1987 | Gay Liberation Front poster |
1969 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 145 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | David, a Walt Whitman Fan, Golden Beach, FL 1999 (triptych) |
1999 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 151 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | Sgts. Colin Craig, Chip Pock, David Sanka and Stuart Lewis, Texas A+M Intermurals |
1984 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 148 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | Mario & Werner, Nashville |
1990 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,302.00 |
| 146 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | Sgts. Colin Craig, Chip Pock, David Sanka, Stuart Lewis, Texas A+M Intermurals |
1984 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 152 | Herbert List 1903--1975 | Ritti with Fishing Rod, Lake Lucerne |
1937 / printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 153 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | Bob Roggy-Javelin, Santa Barbara |
1983 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 127 | Ruth Bernhard 1905--2006 | Classic Torso |
1952 / printed later | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 133 | Silence = Death Collective | Silence = Death |
1987 /2021 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 147 | Bruce Weber b.1946 | Two Models and a Guy from Indiana, Golden Beach, FL 1999 (triptych) |
1999 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 135 | Peter Hujar 1934--1987 | Portraits in Life and Death poster |
1977 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,244.00 |
| 158 | Kenneth Probst 1952--2010 | Tattooed Twins, San Diego |
1989 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 161 | Tom Bianchi b.1945 | Tan Lines |
1990 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 144 | Greg Gorman b.1949 | Divine and Her Two Bulldogs, Beatrix and Klaus |
c.1984 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 150 | Steven Arnold 1943--1994 | Untitled |
1990 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,848.00 |
| 129 | Ruth Bernhard 1905--2006 | Sand Dune |
1967 / printed later | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 119 | Jack Pierson b.1960 | Me in Baltimore |
1990 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
